Stewart Lee, good or bad?

[bainbridge]

Very funny, one of the best British stand ups IMO.

If only he was as successful as his former partner Richard Herring.

 

[Cleisthenes]

I like him a lot, find him hilarious!

 

[bazzabear]

He's fantastic - and very different.

I think there's space in the world for a wide range of comedy styles, we don't have to pick one to like.

 

[thep02]

Very good.

 

[uchuff]

Very funny.

We saw Carpet Remnant World live which was great.

 

[sigma]

Only recently discovered him and although he's not funny all of the time (which is kinda the point) I think he's definitely one of the best.

Far better than Russell Howard and McIntyre, just a completely different level.

I do agree the comments regarding pretentious students (surely, non-students too) and laughing at everything.... but that's hardly a reflection of Lee.

 

[Krisali]

hit and miss

 

[s-man]

He's not your run of the mill stand up and I think that's partly why he is so marmite. Undoubtedly clever and engaging and therefore capable of holding audiences whilst clearly feeling no pressure to deliver a punchline or laugh every 30 seconds - which is refreshing. On the other hand his confidence sometimes seems more like smugness or superiority and his lengthy diatribes a bit overly self indulgent and/or contrived. Finally - as others have suggested, I often get the sense that there are several massive chips on his shoulders and his material is his vehicle of choice.

Saying all that I do like him! But then I also like Tim Vine...

 

[smelly_legend]

my fav along with chris morris and he is in the new show

 

[Johnnytoxic]

I didn't like him very much when I was younger.

But I get him now.

 

[thecremeegg]

Very full of himself and pretentious, have to say I'm not sure I've laughed at anything he's done.

 

[dowie]

he's usually a bit left wing but this bit from some of his old material perhaps isn't so much...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=g3HmkTudXa0#t=407

 

[Eurofighter]

Best comedian there is at the moment.

 

[bazzabear]

I'm not sure he's as smug as accused of - quite a lot of material is aimed at himself and that perception.

 

[bazzabear]

he's usually a bit left wing but this bit from some of his old material perhaps isn't so much...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=g3HmkTudXa0#t=407

You think there's no sarcasm in his attack on the woman on benefits? Even when he describes himself as a 'hard working comedian who does up to 3 minutes work a day'?

 

[Tunney]

he's usually a bit left wing but this bit from some of his old material perhaps isn't so much...

He's unashamedly more than a bit left wing. Most of his piece about Paul Nuttall of UKIP was edited out of his latest TV series.

 

[shadow_boxer]

Very full of himself and pretentious, have to say I'm not sure I've laughed at anything he's done.

Agree. Not a fan of him at all. Terrible comedian.

 

[dowie]

You think there's no sarcasm in his attack on the woman on benefits? Even when he describes himself as a 'hard working comedian who does up to 3 minutes work a day'?

No I don't think there was no sarcasm in that attack, yes he does chuck in self deprecating lines etc.. I'm not sure the whole rant was meant to be totally ironic etc.. It was still partly a rant at the expense of that woman.

 

[hurfdurf]

Best comedian there is at the moment.

 

[elmarko]

No I don't think there was no sarcasm in that attack, yes he does chuck in self deprecating lines etc.. I'm not sure the whole rant was meant to be totally ironic etc.. It was still partly a rant at the expense of that woman.

You seem to have missed the sarcasm.

He does the same in a more recent show talking about taxes (in which he states that he doesn't want to pay for police, the health service & the money is his).